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Reunion Run, a world-premiere drama written by emerging playwright John Doble -- whose one-act plays Coffee House, Greenwich Village and A Serious Person were Finalists for Best Play in 2012 and 2013 at Midwinter Madness and Manhattan Rep, respectively -- will be presented as part of the 17th Annual New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe NYC, held this year from August 9th - 25th. Produced by Michael Palmer and directed by Mark Olsen, Reunion Run stars Jessica Myhr and Seth Reich. Reunion Run will play five performances over a 3-week period at 'Fringe Venue 1,' Teatro Sea 107 Suffolk Street, between Delancey and Rivington Friday 89 at 945 pm Friday 816 at 700 pm Wednesday 821 at 430 pm Friday 823 at 800 pm and Saturday 824 at 430 pm. For InformationTickets to all Fringe NYC productions, call 866-468-7619 or visit www.FringeNYC.org.

New York City is once again the setting for Gotham noir as the International Thriller Writers (Itw) brings ThrillerFest VIII to town from July 10-13, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel to celebrate the "art of the thrill."

What exactly is ThrillerFest? It's a four-day celebration of thriller books, the authors who write them, and the fans who read them. Below are all the details you need if you plan to attend:

From the Press Release:

Spines are already tingling for the legendary Anne Rice (pictured above), Queen of the Gothic Thriller, who will make a rare appearance to serve as the 2013 ThrillerMaster. Rice is the author of 31 novels, including The Vampire Chronicles, Songs of the Seraphim, and the new Wolf Gift Chronicles.

New this year at ThrillerFest is FanFest, an opportunity for thriller writers to give back to their most loyal fans. These lucky readers will join such big-league talent as Joseph Finder,...

Clevver is taking its flourishing YouTube sub-network to newsstands. The popular teen news and culture brand has debuted a print magazine, which will be available at retail stores nationwide. The first edition of the magazine focuses on One Direction (because, you know, teens) and also features plenty of photos, quizzes, and appearances from online Clevver personalities. “This is an exciting expansion of the Clevver brand that was driven, first and foremost, by our loyal and enthusiastic audience’s desire to experience pop culture in various ways," commented Clevver Media co-founder Michael Palmer. "The focus on One Direction was based on viewer feedback and trends, and we are thrilled to offer another quality product that delivers on their demand for more!" Clevver's YouTube empire (partnered with Alloy Digital) includes eight channels that bear its name, each one representing a different genre. Combined, these channels have more than 1.8 million subscribers, with the most popular,...

Smosh Games, the YouTube gaming collaboration between Ian Hecox, Anthony Padilla, and ClevverGames correspondents Jovenshire, Lasercorn, and Sohinki, has celebrated its six month anniversary in style. The channel continues to reach new heights, as it has broken 200 million views and has become one of the top 100 most subscribed channels. Smosh Games now has more than 1.8 million subscribers, putting it in 91st place on the YouTube leaderboard. Judging by its current rate of growth, Smosh Games will soon become the fastest channel to two million subs, continuing the pace it set when it first hit seven digits. "It's crazy!" said Jovenshire of the channel. "Just last year we were just some random guys playing video games on the internet. Now we have an army of fans and over 200 million views! It's been one crazy ride and this is just the beginning." The channel continues to serve up top notch content, as...

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“Mythmaking is the first art. Written with a unity of vision largely forgotten by contemporary poetry, G.M. Palmer’s With Rough Gods grazes the foundations of Greek mythology, endowing gods and legends with a numinous humanity often unseen in traditional compilations of lore. Complete with a glossary of its characters, With Rough Gods embodies our human experience as only mythology can.”

‘With Rough Gods’ is a short collection of sonnets by poet and ancient world enthusiast, George Michael Palmer. It is a look into the ancient world and it’s tales through the eyes of Gods and Heroes alike, exploring both the dark and light side of classic myths.

The opening poem, ‘Homer & Calliope,’ sets the stage for the literary feast that we’re about to devour, with arguably the most famous writer of poems that the world has ever seen, addressing the muse of his craft,...

Clevver Media is on fire. After joining the billion views club last summer, Clevver snagged three YouTube Original Channels—the most of any producer—and launched the first YouTube Original Channel in Spanish. Clevver took advantage of YouTube's $100 million premium content initiative launched last fall, and has been going gangbusters adding new channels ClevverTeVe, ClevverStyle, and now, ClevverNews. ClevverNews is an up-to–the-minute news source for all of the latest in entertainment and celebrity gossip, and is produced by entertainment and broadcast journalists Deidre Behar of FoxNews.com and Katie Krause of Hollywire. "We are very excited to kick off the New Year with the launch of our seventh YouTube channel," said Michael Palmer, Co-Founder of Clevver Media. "We are committed to offering more celebrities, more entertainment and more up-to-the-minute news for information-hungry audiences." YouTube's Original Programming Manager Terry Hurlburt added, "Building off their success-to-date on YouTube, Clevver Media's ClevverNews...

Today Clevver Media launched its new fashion-oriented CleverStyle channel, its second YouTube Original Channel, which follows ClevverTeve's launch last month. ClevverStyle taps into the billion dollar fashion industry, targeting a female audience looking for beauty and style news. Clevver is developing a slate of programs for the new channel including celebrity style interviews, how-to shows with professional makeup artists and fashion stylists, and event coverage. "Through ClevverStyle, we are able to put our own unique spin on YouTube’s emerging fashion and beauty content category, Michael Palmer, Clevver Media’s Co-Founder, told Tubefilter. "This is such a vast industry and people are hungry for high-quality and relevant content, which is why we have been working hard to create a slate of fun and fashion-filled shows to launch this month and throughout the New Year. Our company has had so much success targeting niche audiences that we are very excited to...

Clevver Media scored three YouTube Original Channels—the most number of channels awarded to any single producer—and like fellow trifecta recipient Maker Studios, one of the channels is also in Spanish. Last month YouTube announced a slate of nearly 100 Original Channels as part of its $100 million premium content initiative. Only six other producers were given three channels: Bedrocket Media, BermanBraun,Demand Media, Electus, IconicTV, and Maker Studios. Clevver repeatedly enjoys status as one of the Top 10 YouTube Patner Channels according to comScore, and generates over 60 million views a month across its current YouTube channels, which include ClevverTV, ClevverMovies, ClevverMusic and ClevverGames. “We are taking advantage of the YouTube initiative to broaden our audience reach with channels targeting new demographics for Clevver Media,” said Michael Palmer, Clevver Media's Co-Founder. Indeed, the first of Clevver's three new channels is ClevverTeVe, which brings the leading Hollywood headlines to a Latino audience completely in Spanish.

ClevverTV is one of those YouTube channels that when you’re not wearing your teenage girl hat, it’s possible to overlook. But at 547 million total views and 317,000 subscribers, the flagship of La-based Clevver Media is a force to be reckoned with. Its niche of teen entertainment news, movie previews and even celeb gossip has blossomed since its launch in 2008, vaulting the channel to #59 on YouTube’s Top 100 most subscribed channels. Today the network is launching their fourth dedicated YouTube channel, Clevver Music, adding to its sprawling sub-verticals of Clevver Movies and Clevver Games. Instead of using its main channel anchors Dana Ward and Josyln Davis, Clevver tapped two new hosts for the new Music channel, a mix of TV and music experience in Bridget Daly and former Virgin Records Music exec Brian Corsetti. “Our first Clevver Media property, ClevverTV has allowed us to build a substantial YouTube and teen...